The visual disturbance that bears the name of keratoconus should not be underestimated: it involves the external and transparent ocular layer, which is located at the iris, creating a thinning due to a degenerative process of the collagen fibers. For this reason, the cornea loses its mechanical resistance and, due to the internal pressure of the eye, fatigue occurs. The consequences on vision concern astigmatism associated most often with myopia and, rarely, with hyperopia. In addition, the distorted vision of images can affect one or both eyes, to a greater or lesser extent.

Through a specialist visit, Dr. Bruno Lucciola may have the opportunity to make an accurate diagnosis in order to evaluate how to intervene.

The examination of children's visual disturbances

Our children are also prone to vision disorders. Prevention, implemented from their very young age, can help to evaluate the paths to be taken in order to intervene if the child presents difficulties in vision. We must not overlook the negative implication that learning disorders in children (such as dyslexia or dysgraphia) can manifest themselves through experiences of inadequacy, frustration and progressive disinvestment in the school experience. dislessia o disgrafia) possono manifestarsi tramite vissuti di inadeguatezza, frustrazione e progressivo disinvestimento nell’esperienza scolastica.

The examination that the Optics Lucciola center carries out is based on a diagnostic evaluation of these disorders through the implementation of tests aimed at investigating not only basic instrumental skills (such as reading), but also the functioning of cognitive processes (general intelligence , memory, attention, language, visual-spatial skills). Let's see what are the learning disorders that can occur and how the optometrist's intervention can help parents in examining such dysfunctions:

• Dyslexia is a specific learning disability characterized by the child's difficulty in making an accurate and fluent reading. If the child, at the beginning of his school career, shows difficulty in recognizing the letters of the alphabet, it would be advisable to intervene with a specialist visit to encourage reading activities in daily life.
• Dysorthography, on the other hand, is one of the specific learning disorders that concerns the constructive component of writing, therefore linked to linguistic aspects and consists in the difficulty of writing correctly from an orthographic point of view. This disturbance manifests itself in the difficulty of converting the sound received into the written word.
• La DisgrafiaFinally, dysgraphia concerns the executive component or the ways in which the child writes. In this case the child may have a bad grip of the pen or pencil, little ability to use space in the sheet, difficulty in producing geometric shapes and copying images.

Thanks to the experience of Doctor Bruno Lucciola you will be able to carry out a specialist visit and evaluate the path to take in order to avoid psychological discomfort during your child's years of education and school growth.

If you want more information on the optometric visit or book one at the specialized Ottica Lucciola center, what are you waiting for? Contact us at the telephone number 0771 21220 or come and visit us at our office in Via Vitruvio 97 in Formia (LT).